According to Swine Genetics International, a boar (male pig) can experience orgasms lasting from 5 to 15 minutes!! If only we were so lucky. But that is not all. The female pig also has orgasms - unfortunately the study doesn't give the length. And the lucky little swine has its clitoris located on the inside of the vagina which means orgasms for every penetration! Of course, it makes it a little bit more complicated to masturbate...
But enough of pigs; let's take a look at the wild and crazy sex relations of some other animals; excluding humans which is another wild and crazy story.
My favorite part of sex is the foreplay. It is a pleasurable way to explore, enjoy, and pleasure your partner. Do other animals feel the same? Apparently yes!
SEX FOR PLEASURE NOT REPRODUCTION
In several studies proof has been shown that animals seem to show pleasure during acts as simple as scratching the cat and it purrs. Does this follow through to the sexual act? While it is impossible to pose that famous question, "was it good for you" various studies show that it is probably a definite yes.
Italian researchers Alfonso Troisi and Monica Carosi spent 238 hours watching Japanese macaques, and witnessed 240 individual copulations between males and females. In a third of those copulations, they observed what they called female orgasmic responses: "the female turns her head to look back at her partner, reaches back with one hand, and grasps the male." I have certainly done that, haven't you?
ORAL SEX
Among those enjoy oral sex are brown bears, wolves, goats, hyenas, Tibetan macaques, sheep, squirrels, primates (I will in greater detail with the primates because they have a very fascinating love life!) and bats.
BATS
Male bats regularly perform cunnilingus on their female partners. The male was found to perform cunnilingus before actual intercourse, then stop to perform it again. In other study it was shown that the female bat will perform
Among those who are lucky enough to lick their balls can also perform successful autofellation!
When no one else is around...do it yourself!
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Now we come to the most sexually open minded species -apart from us. And, wouldn't you know, the most closely related to us!
Bonobos
It's "make love, not war" with the bonobos. These gentle great apes — the closest living relative to humans — are constantly having sex with each other, and for any number of reasons. They use sex to greet each other, as a way to prevent and alleviate social conflict, for reconciling (yes, bonobos have make-up sex), and for the pure enjoyment of it. They've also been observed to engage in French tongue kissing, face-to-face sexual intercourse, and even oral sex. Homosexuality is widely practiced (by both genders). They also refrain from forming monogamous relationships, and do not discriminate based on age. Now while some might call this a feminist utopia, it's important to note that it is a matriarchal system — and sex is often used as a form of control; female bonobos, in a coalition with other females, will withhold sex from non-cooperative males. That said, they are by far the most peaceful primate on the planet.
How come they succeed and not us with the "make love not war"?
In any case it is nice to know that we are not alone with our pleasure.
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